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Chandpur landings hold steady but prices stay high as chars and banned nets squeeze hilsa

Between 100 and 150 maunds a day change hands at the Boro Station landing centre, yet a one-kilogram fish costs over Tk 3,000; a researcher blames silted chars in the Meghna estuary, pollution and current nets for the fish's retreat from fresh water.

Banglanews2411 September 20263 min read

Market Management

Summer vegetables up Tk 10-20 a kilo in Dhaka, chicken and fish hold their prices

At the Taltola and Agargaon markets on Friday, brinjal sold for Tk 100-140, tomato Tk 120-140 and bitter gourd Tk 60-80 a kilo; broiler eased Tk 10 to Tk 180, and a one-kilogram hilsa cost Tk 2,700-2,800.

Banglanews2411 September 20262 min read

Fisheries

Hilsa output falls for a third year and the fish is getting smaller

Production has slipped from 571,000 tonnes in 2022-23 to 504,000 tonnes in 2024-25, and a six-year project to raise it has effectively failed.

BBC Bangla22 June 20262 min read